Major problem with Odd + Even headers in a manuscript .doc

[galumph_triumph]

Dear gods of Word,



I am adding page numbers to my book. This means I'm working with headers and footers, which are notoriously frustrating.

My book is divided into 4 Parts, so I do not want page #'s on the "Part 1/2/3/4" pages. I added section breaks like I was told. Then I added page numbers. For 2 Parts, so far, so good.

Suddenly, at the end of Part 2, page 155 is considered Odd (correct) and page 156 is considered Odd (wtf?).

I know this happened because page 156 is a blank page, so I deleted the page number + header from it and added a Section Break, thinking I could just start Part 3 at page 157 (so, page 156 exists but isn't labeled). Big mistake. I cannot change the header/footer of page 156 to Even, nor can I delete the Section Break, which I think may have caused the problem.

Please help me! This book is DUE FOR PUBLICATION in a few days!